<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edited 25th March 2026:&lt;/strong&gt; Join me for an online &lt;em&gt;Galahad and the Grail&lt;/em&gt; book group, starting in April! Vote for the best time slot for you here: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9ZcpfK9ky5-JuDbYjaQhqdYLcncrIg7VTBaa97VGXeKVe_g/viewform?usp=header"&gt;Register your interest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to season 2 of the Imaginative Discipleship podcast - exploring meaning, imagination and transformation for Christians and the spiritually curious!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Malcolm Guite, a poet, priest and scholar who has thought deeply about the imagination. Discover how imagination can unveil our sight to see reality more deeply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guite is also soon to release the first book in Merlin’s Isle, his epic poetic retelling of the story of King Arthur. We got into all sorts of interesting topics from dinosaurs to Doctor Who to dragons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So listen in and let me know what you think in the comments!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 2 is also now available:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is also available to watch on the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/p93MBO9UmWQ"&gt;Imaginative Discipleship YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malcolm Guite&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Twitter: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/malcolmguite"&gt;twitter.com/malcolmguite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com/malcolm.guite"&gt;facebook.com/malcolm.guite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Blog: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/blog/"&gt;malcolmguite.wordpress.com/blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malcolm Guite’s books discussed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786224545/lifting-the-veil"&gt;Canterbury Press (UK)&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Lifting-Veil-Imagination-Kingdom-God/dp/1941106226"&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Merlin’s Isle Book 1: Galahad and the Grail&lt;/em&gt;, illustrated by Stephen Crotts - &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.rabbitroom.com/merlinsisle"&gt;Preorder from the Rabbit Room (US)&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786227126/galahad-and-the-grail"&gt;Preorder from Canterbury Press (UK)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Faith, Hope and Poetry&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Theology and the Poetic Imagination - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.routledge.com/Faith-Hope-and-Poetry-Theology-and-the-Poetic-Imagination/Guite/p/book/9781409449362"&gt;Routledge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arthurian literature and criticism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;Le Morte d'Arthur&lt;/em&gt; by Sir Thomas Malory&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Geoffrey of Monmouth, &lt;em&gt;Historia Regum Britanniae&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Alfred Lord Tennyson, &lt;em&gt;Idylls of the King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* T. H. White, &lt;em&gt;The Sword in the Stone and The Once and Future King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Roger Lancelyn Green, &lt;em&gt;King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;em&gt;The Inklings and Arthur,&lt;/em&gt; edited by Sørina Higgins&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also mentioned&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* C S Lewis - &lt;em&gt;Surprised by Joy, The Chronicles of Narnia,&lt;/em&gt; “Three Ways of Writing for Children”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* G K Chesterton - &lt;em&gt;The Ballad of the White Horse&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Samuel Taylor Coleridge - &lt;em&gt;Biographia Literaria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* James K A Smith - &lt;em&gt;Desiring the Kingdom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Esther Meek - &lt;em&gt;Loving to Know; The Mother’s Smile&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Sir James Frazer - &lt;em&gt;The Golden Bough&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode timings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:00 Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:42 Welcome to Imaginative Discipleship Season 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2:36 Welcoming Malcolm Guite&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6:18 Imagination as Organ of Meaning&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:23 Creativity and the Image of God&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16:39 Discerning True Imagination&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:25 Baptized Imagination and Death to Self&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;27:56 Chronicles of Narnia and Doctor Who&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:41 Epic Poetry, Merlin's Isle and Mythopoetic Storytelling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;41:17 Favourite Arthurian Tellings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;55:13 Arthur, England, and National Identity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;59:32 Retelling Arthurian Legend&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:01:22 The Growing Imaginative Resistance&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Bigger on the Inside at &lt;a href="https://www.biggerinside.co.uk/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.biggerinside.co.uk/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Imaginative Discipleship

Caleb Woodbridge

2.1 Merlin, Myth and Meaning, with Dr Malcolm Guite

JAN 15, 202668 MIN
Imaginative Discipleship

2.1 Merlin, Myth and Meaning, with Dr Malcolm Guite

JAN 15, 202668 MIN

Description

<p><strong>Edited 25th March 2026:</strong> Join me for an online <em>Galahad and the Grail</em> book group, starting in April! Vote for the best time slot for you here: <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9ZcpfK9ky5-JuDbYjaQhqdYLcncrIg7VTBaa97VGXeKVe_g/viewform?usp=header">Register your interest</a>.</p><p>Welcome to season 2 of the Imaginative Discipleship podcast - exploring meaning, imagination and transformation for Christians and the spiritually curious!</p><p>In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Malcolm Guite, a poet, priest and scholar who has thought deeply about the imagination. Discover how imagination can unveil our sight to see reality more deeply.</p><p>Guite is also soon to release the first book in Merlin’s Isle, his epic poetic retelling of the story of King Arthur. We got into all sorts of interesting topics from dinosaurs to Doctor Who to dragons.</p><p>So listen in and let me know what you think in the comments!</p><p>Episode 2 is also now available:</p><p>This episode is also available to watch on the <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/p93MBO9UmWQ">Imaginative Discipleship YouTube channel</a>.</p><p><strong>Malcolm Guite</strong></p><p>* YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell">https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell</a></p><p>* Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/malcolmguite">twitter.com/malcolmguite</a></p><p>* Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com/malcolm.guite">facebook.com/malcolm.guite</a></p><p>* Blog: <a target="_blank" href="https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/blog/">malcolmguite.wordpress.com/blog</a></p><p><strong>Malcolm Guite’s books discussed</strong></p><p>* <em>Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God</em> - <a target="_blank" href="https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786224545/lifting-the-veil">Canterbury Press (UK)</a>; <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Lifting-Veil-Imagination-Kingdom-God/dp/1941106226">Amazon.com</a></p><p>* <em>Merlin’s Isle Book 1: Galahad and the Grail</em>, illustrated by Stephen Crotts - <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rabbitroom.com/merlinsisle">Preorder from the Rabbit Room (US)</a>; <a target="_blank" href="https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786227126/galahad-and-the-grail">Preorder from Canterbury Press (UK)</a></p><p>* <em>Faith, Hope and Poetry</em>: <em>Theology and the Poetic Imagination - </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.routledge.com/Faith-Hope-and-Poetry-Theology-and-the-Poetic-Imagination/Guite/p/book/9781409449362">Routledge</a></p><p><strong>Arthurian literature and criticism</strong></p><p>* <em>Le Morte d'Arthur</em> by Sir Thomas Malory</p><p>* Geoffrey of Monmouth, <em>Historia Regum Britanniae</em></p><p>* Alfred Lord Tennyson, <em>Idylls of the King</em></p><p>* T. H. White, <em>The Sword in the Stone and The Once and Future King</em></p><p>* Roger Lancelyn Green, <em>King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table</em></p><p>* <em>The Inklings and Arthur,</em> edited by Sørina Higgins</p><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><p>* C S Lewis - <em>Surprised by Joy, The Chronicles of Narnia,</em> “Three Ways of Writing for Children”</p><p>* G K Chesterton - <em>The Ballad of the White Horse</em></p><p>* Samuel Taylor Coleridge - <em>Biographia Literaria</em></p><p>* James K A Smith - <em>Desiring the Kingdom</em></p><p>* Esther Meek - <em>Loving to Know; The Mother’s Smile</em></p><p>* Sir James Frazer - <em>The Golden Bough</em></p><p><strong>Episode timings</strong></p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:42 Welcome to Imaginative Discipleship Season 2</p><p>2:36 Welcoming Malcolm Guite</p><p>6:18 Imagination as Organ of Meaning</p><p>10:23 Creativity and the Image of God</p><p>16:39 Discerning True Imagination</p><p>23:25 Baptized Imagination and Death to Self</p><p>27:56 Chronicles of Narnia and Doctor Who</p><p>31:41 Epic Poetry, Merlin's Isle and Mythopoetic Storytelling</p><p>41:17 Favourite Arthurian Tellings</p><p>55:13 Arthur, England, and National Identity</p><p>59:32 Retelling Arthurian Legend</p><p>1:01:22 The Growing Imaginative Resistance</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Bigger on the Inside at <a href="https://www.biggerinside.co.uk/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.biggerinside.co.uk/subscribe</a>